Assault: Delta CP orders detention, orderly room trial of 6 policemen

By Ochuko Akuopha

ASABA – The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Abaniwonda, has ordered the detention and orderly room trial of six police officers for allegedly assaulting a young man.

Abaniwonda, in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, condemned the act and described it as unprofessional.

The statement emphasized that it was not in the character of the Command to trample on the rights of citizens or to assault and harass people.

It read: “The Command is aware of a publication circulating on X and other social media channels regarding the unprofessional conduct of some policemen within the command.

“On receipt of this video, which captures some policemen assaulting a young man around Asaba Specialist Hospital area on Sunday, 27th July 2025, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, immediately ordered that the policemen be identified and brought before the Command Headquarters for immediate disciplinary action.”

The men have been identified and detained pending the commencement of their orderly room trial, while their team leader, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been queried.

The CP wishes to reiterate that it is not in the character of the Command to trample on the rights of citizens, assault, or harass people.

He assures members of the public that the officers concerned will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and Regulations to serve as a deterrent to others, noting that under his watch, such conduct by officers will not be tolerated.

He has therefore tasked officers and men to uphold the tenets of professional policing in the discharge of their duties, respecting the fundamental human rights of all citizens in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), while hoping that the actions taken against the erring officers will serve as a deterrent to others.

He appealed to members of the public to remain calm and assured them of justice.”

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